National Insurance Crime Bureau: NY Immunity Law is Shield Against Defamation Lawsuits, Not Used as a Sword
September 06, 2019
September 06, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau issued the following news release:
New York's immunity law shields against defamation suits aimed at insurers by medical providers who are reported in good faith to the state for suspected fraud, urges an amicus brief filed by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).
"A statute conferring presumptive immunity is, by its very nature, intended to function as a litigati . . .
New York's immunity law shields against defamation suits aimed at insurers by medical providers who are reported in good faith to the state for suspected fraud, urges an amicus brief filed by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).
"A statute conferring presumptive immunity is, by its very nature, intended to function as a litigati . . .